Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was arrested on felony expenses on Thursday stemming from an incident final month through which he was seen beating a immobile wrestler in what’s been described as a bout gone unsuitable.
In footage of the August 23 occasion that has subsequently circulated on-line, Jackson might be seen sliding into the ring and throwing Stuart Smith, who goes by the wrestling moniker Syko Stu, to the mat, CNN experiences. He then allegedly straddled Smith and repeatedly punching him within the face and on the facet of his head earlier than a number of different wrestlers intervened and pulled him away.
The video was initially livestreamed on the video platform Kick, however CNN was capable of affirm that Jackson’s account has since been banned.
In line with the The Los Angeles Occasions, police have been known as to the scene and stuffed out a felony battery report, however Jackson had already left the venue.
Smith was hospitalized for greater than per week because of the extent of his accidents, which included a “critical head harm” along with “trauma to each the higher and decrease jaws, a laceration to his higher lip, and a fracture to the maxilla bone, which sadly resulted within the lack of a number of tooth.” He was ultimately launched from the hospital on Aug. 31.
The elder Jackson has been outspoken in regards to the incident, telling MMA journalist Ariel Helwani that his son ought to “do some time, do some group service and go to anger administration class, search some remedy.”
Nevertheless, Jackson shook off claims that Raja had gone up to now to commit tried homicide. “He wasn’t attempting to kill that man. That’s my son, I do know my son,” he mentioned.
“The issue is the whole lot bought blown out of proportion and folks thought that Raja snuck into the f–king ring and did that,” Jackson continued. “That’s what the issue is. At this level, Raja was in an act as a professional wrestler, however he ain’t no f–king professional wrestler. The promoters had no purpose placing my son in that f–king ring.”
KnokX Professional Leisure & Academy, which hosted the occasion, additionally spoke out to sentence Raja’s actions following the bout.
“What was alleged to be a deliberate and agreed upon wrestling spot, become a egocentric, irresponsible act of violence in opposition to Mr. Smith,” the group wrote in a social media put up. “This egregious act is reprehensible and by no means ought to have occurred.”
“Within the 17 years of operation of KnokX Professional Wrestling Academy, there has by no means been something as heinous happen equivalent to this and we apologize to our patrons and followers,” the assertion added.
It’s at present unclear precisely which felony expenses Raja is going through. Nevertheless, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division paperwork state that he’s being held on a $50,000 bond.
Life & Fashion has reached out to Raja Jackson to touch upon the fees.
